Ethics in Sports

Ethics in Sports: Is Cheerleading a sport? OR Is football dangerous for young kids?

Cheerleading:



Is cheerleading a sport? (article): http://www.varsity.com/event/1262/being-a-cheerleader-sport

Is cheerleading a sport? (article): http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/sports/article/15172/Cheerleading-is-a-Sport/

Athletes are cheerleaders too! (article): http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=drehs/040316

Cheerleading is the most dangerous sport for women! (article): http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/17/cheerleading-dangerous-sport-women_n_3939779.html

Football more dangerous than cheerleading (article): http://www.alligator.org/article_e1ffe912-5c45-11e3-8aca-001a4bcf887a.html

Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SwaLk7xkY (Is cheerleading a sport? - The Today Show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmRDuP0JFTU (Cheerleading is not a sport)


Football:

NFL linked to higher rates of brain diseases (article): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/05/nfl-brain-trauma-study-alzheimers-als_n_1858912.html

NFL linked to higher rates of brain diseases (article):
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/nfl-players-risk-death-alzheimers-disease-als/story?id=17159360#.UOz6aDnA_ao

Hard Knocks (article): http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f121310_football








Videos:
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/84057d32-1ceb-4b2c-af61-a63e7a08d8f3/new-nfl-rules-aim-to-make-football-safer/?utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=mktg_2014 (New Rules to Make NFL Safer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6YIC3heTXI (Hard Hits and Head Traumas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSnoCh0EhyA (High School Football Players Death Shines Spotlight on Head Injuries)